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Revisted memories from the Chadian-Libyan WAR

Author: By Malak, Libya
Published: March 1, 2021
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Libya, Opinion and Analysis
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Tags: Chad, Libyia, memories, Testimonies, war

Chad war is a memory that may ended. Nevertheless, it is still revisited in political conversations and debates. The Chadian–Libyan conflict was a series of military campaigns in Chad between the period of 1978 and 1987. Fought between Libyan and allied Chadian forces against Chadian groups. Supported by France, with the occasional involvement of other foreign countries […]

A bleeding Tripoli, By Malak M, Lybia

Author: By Malak M, Lybia
Published: May 10, 2020
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Libya, Religion
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Tags: Civil War, covi-19, libyawar, North Africa, tripoli, war

I am currently going through the inner conflict of being away from home but wanting to be home now as my home, Tripoli is being attacked by Khalifa Haftar. He decided over a year ago to attack Tripoli under the name of eradicating militia groups but ended up killing civilians instead and over the past […]

Life in the time of Corona; Stay safe! by Malak A, Lybia

Author: By Malak A, Lybia
Published: March 15, 2020
Categories: in Current Events, English, Libya, Life Style
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Tags: corona, pandemic, quarantine, stay safe

Looking at the title, you must have thought that I meant ”Love in the time of Corona” and that this was a story read a story about love during this hard time of the widespread of the virus and the increasing cases worldwide. However, I am sorry to disappoint you, this piece is not about […]

Opinion | Women in Libya: Caught between Hope and the Civil War by Eman, Libya

Author: Eman, Libya
Published: December 9, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Libya, Opinion and Analysis, כללי
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Women in Libya who are trying to find a job are facing multiple challenges, and the civil war is just one of them. Staying safe, working far off from the places of the conflict, finding a job near the home way, and many other conditions women workers in Tripoli finding themselves set as a must […]

THE MEMORY OF WAR By Malak AT, Libya

Author: By Malak AT, Libya
Published: July 4, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Environment, Identity, Libya
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Tags: benghazi, libya, libyawar, Libye, memories, wars

When we think of the term war, we immediately connect it to loss, grief, and sadness. It is part of the world’s history; it is both gain and loss. One party will win while another will lose and the loss in itself can be in many different forms: emotional, physical, as well as social damage/loss. […]

Trash: A major Environmental Issue in Libya By Eman F, Libya

Author: Eman F, Libya
Published: June 5, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Development, English, Environment, Libya
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World Environment Day 5th June is a platform for action environment day every year. This day reminds us of the urge to protect our environment. In order to encourage worldwide awareness to save our beautiful and green planet, on this day, hundreds of organizations and millions of civilians will urge governments, industries, communities, and individuals […]

6 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT HOUN, THE GEM OF THE LIBYAN SOUTHWEST by Malak, Lybia

Author: Malak, Lybia
Published: May 21, 2019
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Libya, Travel
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The way history was taught in Libya when I was young wasn’t interesting, but I was very interested in history, especially Libyan history. It wasn’t easy to learn more since the former regime managed to erase any trace regarding Libya before 1969. My first visit to the National Museum of Tripoli was the time I […]

The Witness against the Death Boat by Eman F, Libya

Author: By Eman F, Libya
Published: February 13, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Libya, Religion, Tolerance, Travel
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Tags: refugees

Feeling foreign and unfamiliar makes us lonely. If we do not try to integrate our homeland with the place where we live, we might get lost between the two. Libya always was and still is a second home for many immigrants from different countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. She had been living in Libya for […]

The Trash Crisis in Tripoli-Libya by Eman F, Libya

Author: By Eman F, Libya
Published: January 9, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Education, English, Environment, Libya
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Tags: Ecology, trash

Wherever you go in the capital of Libya, you will find the piles of trash. wherever you turn your eyes, you will see amass of rubbish. The streets become ugly and more miserable. Cans, plastic papers, papers, coffee cups, bottles of water, and many other toxic materials. People start being accustomed to seeing the rubbish […]

Drive! by Rawan, Libya

Author: By Rawan, Libya
Published: September 2, 2018
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Libya, Life Style
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Tags: drive, Feminism, Inspiration, inspiringstory, learning, libya, MENA, womenempowerement

It was a cool summer day, unlike other summer days with no electricity, breeze or anything special. This day was the opposite, as it had all of these things, especially something special. My brother, Anis, had just opened the garage of our house to introduce a new friend, my first car! It took months to […]

Photo Essay | Tales of Tripoli: Vivid Colors Despite The Paleness of Dismay by Rawan, Libya

Author: By Rawan, Libya
Published: August 14, 2018
Categories: in Art, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, English, Identity, Libya, Life Style, Photo Essays
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Tags: discovertheregion, libya, Travel

Movements of the Tripoli streets are unaffected by life in Libya, or lack thereof in this case. Every day is a new day. We thank God for what we are given, we drive our children to school, we buy the groceries our wives ordered, we do our tedious jobs and… and we make lemonade.

How to create change by Raghda s. Elziyadi – Libya.

Published: February 14, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Libya
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Tags: #thinkactyala, civilsociety, education, empowerment, libya, schools, students, yalacampaign, youth

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” This quote was on brochure […]

Literature in Danger by Rima, Libya

Published: December 27, 2017
Categories: in Art, Identity, Libya, Tolerance
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Tags: #thinkactyala, bookclub, books, censorship, Culture, freedmofspeech, freedom, freedomofexpression, learning, libya, litterature, students, universtity, yalacampaign, youth

In 2013 a group of young students and I, at the University of Tripoli, created a book club. At first it was an initiative by the student union and another active team working at the university: the LES team. None of us knew anything about the each other, only the fact that we loved reading. […]

Become what you hate by Mohammed AlNaas, Libya

Published: September 26, 2017
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Libya
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Tags: #endviolence, #thinkactyala, conflict, libya, libyawar, torture, war, yalacampaign, youth

It was six years ago in Tripoli, when all the hate began to spread in my heart and soul. The Libyan civil war started on February 2011. On February 25 my fears became bigger, demonstrations spread across the country, the streets were full with people, their shouting was increasing as their numbers were; everything was […]

From East to West: Moving to Tripoli | Najah, Libya

Author: Najah
Published: November 3, 2016
Categories: in Education, English, Libya, Politics, Travel
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When moving to a new place, generally we hear that a lot of people feel out of place, that it takes them a while to adjust to their new surroundings even when it’s in the same country. I was expecting to feel that way, but I didn’t. I have traveled a few times before, but […]

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